Village Hall |
255 East Wilson Ave. |
Lombard, IL 60148 |
villageoflombard.org |
Trustee Rick Soderstrom, Chairperson |
Trustee Steven D.Sebby, Vice Chairperson |
Greg Gron, Thomas Gibbons, John Schwarz |
Arthur Kuehl and William Lepins,Thomas Murphy |
Staff Liaisons: Deputy Chief Dane Cuny, Patrol Division, Police, |
Justine Gembala, Civil Engineer, Public Works |
Trustee John M. Jaugilas, resigned William Bergeron, resigned Dolores Kempa |
Cassidy, Thomas Johansen and John Schwarz |
Howard A. Fry 536 E. Berkshire Lombard, IL |
Michael A. Padecky 500 N. Edgewood Lombard, IL |
Lenore Gutierrez 515 N. Edgewood Lombard, IL |
It was moved by Johansen, seconded by resigned Bergeron, to approve. The |
motion carried by a voice vote |
This issue has come up in the past at least 2 other times. Need to close off Frontage |
Rd. in some fashion/traffic running north and south only. Deputy Chief Jerry Tonne here |
to comment on issue. John Johnson stated that the Fire Dept. has a major concern |
about response time if barricades are installed/1 idea would be a moderate closure (a |
type 3 barricade at DuPage and one at Main). Could also post both ends "Do Not Enter" |
and not to use any barricades. This would force all traffic to go up DuPage. This allows |
emergency traffic to get in when they need to. The question is "Would we have |
compliance/enforcement?" How much violation would there be? In the Spring we could |
stripe the road to give better visuals. Then just keep testing to see what works... |
Deputy Chief Tonne: He has met with John Johnson several times to discuss this issue. |
Closing this road with barricades is not an option as far as the Fire Dept. is concerned. |
There needs to be sufficient routes out/can't block entire industrial park in. Emergency |
vehicles need to always have access. Agrees with the idea to close the Frontage Rd. |
with just signs/barricades would make it difficult for plowing and could cause some bad |
drifting. The Fire Dept. would support signage and striping as long as they could have |
access at all times with their emergency vehicles. |
John Jaugilas stated that future work on North Ave. does have a bearing on this |
situation. Bunni Kempa Cassidy asked what's happening with North Ave.? John |
Jaugilas responded that it is not in the latest 5 year plan. Tom Johansen stated that we |
need a signal installed at Lombard Rd. and North Ave. Stan Rickard replied that the |
signal would be installed at the time that upgrades were done on North Ave. John |
Jaugilas stated that there is no specific recommendation on this item to date/very |
difficult problems at this intersection. (John Jaugilas drew a diagram for the committee |
to clarify the issues in question.) John Schwarz asked just how much traffic used the |
Frontage Rd.? John Jaugilas responded that there is a lot. Closing the Frontage |
Rd./traffic would be forced to use Main St. or Lombard Rd. Declare the area on |
Frontage Rd. closed to all Traffic except Emergency traffic. John Jaugilas suggested |
we put up signs/do additional police enforcement and observation. If this doesn't work, |
we pull the signs. Deputy Chief Cuny feels that taking left hand turns on to North Ave. at |
Lombard Rd. is more dangerous/traffic will try to do this rather than go back and wind |
their way thru the industrial park. John Schwarz commented that we don't install light at |
Lombard Rd., install "No Left Turn" on North Ave. at Lombard Rd. Look in to the |
possibility of installing signal with no channelization/go with a $60,000 signal. |
Co-ordinate with signal at Rte. 53/North Ave. and Main /North Ave. Tom Johansen |
asked John Johnson if there are specific warrants required to post "No Left Turn" on to |
North Ave. at Lombard Rd.? John Johnson and Stan Rickard both stated that we could |
do that. John Schwarz felt that staff should do traffic counts on turning traffic on to |
Frontage Rd. |
John Jaugilas stated the committee needs to get 1 week worth of data on traffic flow on |
to Frontage Rd./Main St. and Lombard Rd. Then put in some of the signage on a |
temporary basis(2 weeks) and take counts again. Also, put up restriction for "No Left |
Turn" on to North Ave. at Lombard Rd. No signage until traffic counts are complete. |
Staff has direction from committee to do this. John Johnson asked if staff could do |
"Peak Hour" counts manually? Make traffic counts at Frontage Rd. and Main and |
Lombard and North Ave. Advise Board that committee would recommend installing "No |
Left Turn" on to North Ave. at Lombard Rd., and also install "Emergency Traffic Only" |
signage on Frontage Rd. |
John Jaugilas stated that 2 weeks after signage is installed, data should be analyzed. |
Also, staff needs to send a newsletter to the whole industrial park area informing them of |
this plan. |
It was moved by Johansen, seconded by Schwarz, that this matter be |
recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by a |
voice vote |
Enactment No: Ordinance 4534 Yield |
John Johnson stated that there is a major obstruction at this intersection/has reduced |
the critical approach speed to 5 mph. Only 2 accidents reported at this |
intersection/probably due to low traffic volumes at this intesection. |
Bunni Kempa Cassidy went out and looked at this specific intersection.She also |
observed the obstruction and felt that this intersection warranted the stop signs. |
It was moved by resigned Kempa Cassidy, seconded by Johansen, that this |
matter be recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion |
carried by a voice vote |
Enactment No: Ordinance 4415 |
John Johnson stated that this is a very unique intersection. There is a slight increase |
after the school year started/due to drop offs and pick-ups. There is no other reason for |
this type of intersection to be having these types of accidents except for the school year |
traffic. |
Michael Padecky, 500 E. Edgewood, asked the committee why not put up 4-way stop |
signs at this intersections? John Jaugilas stated that their is no warrant for 4-way stop |
signs at this locations. Mr. Padecky then commented that the traffic doesn't slow down |
for Yield signs/what makes committee members feel that drivers will stop for a stop |
sign? John Schwarz stated that police can enforce a stop sign/can't enforce a yield |
sign. Lenore Gutierrez, 515 N. Edgewood, asked John Johnson if he could ask the |
school to give notices to parents about the new stop signs after they are installed? |
Howard Fry, 536 E. Berkshire, concurred with the staff recommendation to install stop |
signs at this intersection. In his opinion, it's the cars that come down from Grace, |
building up speed that disregard the Yield signs. |
John Jaugilas stated that he is familiar with this area. Since Vista was improved and |
Pleasant got some resurfacing/speed has increased along with the traffic flow by quite a |
bit. Feels that having the stop signs will make a difference/Yield signs are judgement |
orientated. John Jaugilas commented that he noticed that Berkshire is getting awfully |
quick. Tom Johansen asked if this could be possibly because Berkshire in one way? |
Ms. Gutierrez feels this is not a contributing factor due to the fact that the recorded |
accidents were not during school hours (time this is posted "One Way"). John Jaugilas |
stated that there are not any cars parked on Berkshire/makes for a very wide |
thoroughfare. John Schwarz asked Dane Cuny if LPD do additional patrol on |
Berkshire/staff perform speed studies on Berkshire and Edgewood. John Johnson |
asked Dane Cuny if the Police Dept. could approve installation of temporary Stop Signs |
at this location? Dane Cuny replied yes. Based on the Police Dept. okay/Public Works |
will post temporary Stop Signs for 30 days, awaiting Village Board approval. |
It was moved by Johansen, seconded by resigned Kempa Cassidy, that this |
matter be recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion |
carried by a voice vote |
Enactment No: Ordinance 4415 |
Only one pedestrian accident reported at this intersection/crossing. The child involved |
crossed at this intersection/not at the official school crossing at Green Valley. |
Committee felt that this was not sufficient reason to post this intersection "No Turn on |
Red, School Days". |
It was moved by Schwarz, seconded by Johansen, that this matter be |
recommended to the Board of Trustees for denial. The motion carried by a voice |
vote |
A parent from Westmore School brought John Johnson a request for a crossing guard at |
School and Division. John Johnson stated that speeds are low/what are the potential |
number of students crossing at this intersection? John Johnson has a meeting set with |
the school/safety committee on January 6th. |
Main and 22nd improvements are complete except for striping. Pavement markings will |
be completed in Spring. |
Bunni Kempa Cassidy asked about the top ten intersections report? |
It was moved by resigned Bergeron, seconded by Johansen, at 9:12 PM to |
adjourn the meeting. The motion carried by a voice vote |